The document summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global and Bangladeshi economies. It discusses how the pandemic has led to a sharp contraction in global economic growth and recession-level declines in GDP. It outlines the effects on key industries like manufacturing, tourism, and trade. Specifically for Bangladesh, it notes the pandemic has disrupted supply chains and led to canceled garment orders worth $3 billion, threatening over 2 million jobs. It raises concerns over declining remittances, mounting debt, and economic hardship for the poor given inequality in the country. Overall, the pandemic is projected to have severe socio-economic consequences for Bangladesh unless lockdowns can be lifted soon.
Prepared by Zouhair ElKadhi2, Dalia Elsabbagh1, Thouraya Lakoud2, Manfred Wiebelt3, and Clemens Breisinger1
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Tunisian Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies
3. Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Last updated: 2 May 2020
Prepared by Zouhair ElKadhi2, Dalia Elsabbagh1, Thouraya Lakoud2, Manfred Wiebelt3, and Clemens Breisinger1
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Tunisian Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies
3. Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Last updated: 2 May 2020
Dalia Elsabbagh1, Sikandra Kurdi1, and Manfred Wiebelt2
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Last updated: January 2021
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Prepared by Angga Pradesha1, Resham Thapa-Parajuli2 & Xinshen Diao1
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Last updated: 3 May 2021
Prepared by Dalia Elsabbagh1, Mariam Raouf1, Manfred Wiebelt2
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Last updated: 2 September 2020
Kwaw Andam, Hyacinth Edeh, Victor Oboh, Karl Pauw & James Thurlow
One in a series of initial assessments of the economy-wide impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns in several African countries
Carlos Furche
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Virtual Event - The political economy of COVID-19: Impacts on agriculture and food policies
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Prepared by Angga Pradesha1, Sothea Oum2 & Xinshen Diao1
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Centre for Strategy and Innovation Policy (CSIP)
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By Muhammad Saad Moeen, Zeeshan Haider, Sania Haider Shikoh, Noormah Rizwan, Amna Ejaz, Stephen Davies and Abdul Wajid Rana
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Ivo Pezzuto - World Economy. Resilience or Great Reset (The Global Analyst ma...Dr. Ivo Pezzuto
The Covid-19 pandemic, like other previous crises, will certainly leave lasting economic scars around the world in the years to come, but hopefully, it will also become the catalyst of a brighter and more sustainable future, thanks to the acceleration of industries’ transformation, digitalization, consolidation, reconfiguration of supply chains, productivity enhancements, and invention of new business models. The article aims to explore some of the greatest challenges facing the world economy in the post-COVID-19 era and the major casualties and potential risks related to dramatic externality.
The article also aims to highlight unique and specific fragilities at the onset of this pandemic crisis and the urgent need to address them in order to make the world economy more resilient.
Dalia Elsabbagh1, Sikandra Kurdi1, and Manfred Wiebelt2
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Last updated: January 2021
Abdoulaye Seck
POLICY SEMINAR
Making the most of intra-African trade: the 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor
Co-Organized by IFPRI and AKADEMIYA2063
SEP 23, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Prepared by Angga Pradesha1, Resham Thapa-Parajuli2 & Xinshen Diao1
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Last updated: 3 May 2021
Prepared by Dalia Elsabbagh1, Mariam Raouf1, Manfred Wiebelt2
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Last updated: 2 September 2020
Kwaw Andam, Hyacinth Edeh, Victor Oboh, Karl Pauw & James Thurlow
One in a series of initial assessments of the economy-wide impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns in several African countries
Carlos Furche
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - The political economy of COVID-19: Impacts on agriculture and food policies
OCT 22, 2020 - 08:30 AM TO 10:00 AM EDT
Prepared by Angga Pradesha1, Sothea Oum2 & Xinshen Diao1
1. International Food Policy Research Institute
2. Centre for Strategy and Innovation Policy (CSIP)
Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Growth, Poverty and Food Systems in Malawi: I...IFPRIMaSSP
IFPRI-Malawi webinar, 10 June 2020
Bob Baulch, Rosemary Botha and Karl Pauw
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Updated: June 4, 2020
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Virtual Event - Food Policy Research and Capacity Development in Eurasia
Co-Organized by the Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS), World Bank Group, and IFPRI
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By Muhammad Saad Moeen, Zeeshan Haider, Sania Haider Shikoh, Noormah Rizwan, Amna Ejaz, Stephen Davies and Abdul Wajid Rana
This presentation has been developed under the Pakistan Agriculture Capacity Enhancement (PACE) program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Updated: December 30, 2020
Mariam Raouf
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - COVID-19’s Short-term Impacts on Economies, Food Systems and Poverty in African and Asian Countries: Economywide Estimates from Economywide Models
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
AUG 11, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 10:45 AM EDT
Ivo Pezzuto - World Economy. Resilience or Great Reset (The Global Analyst ma...Dr. Ivo Pezzuto
The Covid-19 pandemic, like other previous crises, will certainly leave lasting economic scars around the world in the years to come, but hopefully, it will also become the catalyst of a brighter and more sustainable future, thanks to the acceleration of industries’ transformation, digitalization, consolidation, reconfiguration of supply chains, productivity enhancements, and invention of new business models. The article aims to explore some of the greatest challenges facing the world economy in the post-COVID-19 era and the major casualties and potential risks related to dramatic externality.
The article also aims to highlight unique and specific fragilities at the onset of this pandemic crisis and the urgent need to address them in order to make the world economy more resilient.
Detailed write up on the impact of COVID on various aspects of life. This was published in the Mumbai university Research Journal in the month of June 2020.
The economies are integrate with each other and nations need cooperation and coordination among themselves to overcome the economic crisis. Moreover, the nations should co-operate, coordinate and help each other to fight against Coronavirus. Subject to immediate relief from pandemic, the economic recovery from this fatal disease is only possible by 2021. It has already left severe impacts on the global economy and the countries face multiple difficulties to bring it back in a stable condition.
Effects of Covid 19 Pandemic on International Financial ManagementYogeshIJTSRD
The COVID 19 pandemic and the oil crisis have caused the constant depreciation of the currency in emerging countries to accelerate cause instability in the global financial market. Prices of risk assets have dropped harshly ever since the pandemic’s eruption. However, COVID 19 measures have brought about some positive effects on stakeholders of international financial management. Central banks will remain crucial to safeguarding the stability of global financial markets and maintaining the flow of credit to the economy. Financial, monetary, and fiscal policies should aim to reduce the impact of the coronavirus COVID 19 and ensure a stable, sustainable recovery once the epidemic is controlled. Ongoing international coordination will be essential to support vulnerable countries, restore market confidence, and reduce financial stability risks. Chi-Koffi Linda Christelle Yapo | Wang Weidong "Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on International Financial Management" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-3 , April 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd39798.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/economics/international-economics/39798/effects-of-covid19-pandemic-on-international-financial-management/chikoffi-linda-christelle-yapo
Covid-19 Following Up On The Immediate Economic Responseaakash malhotra
With india going under a complete lockdown for over a month now, industries and government needs to brace themselves in order to fight against the consequences of covid-19. Right from protecting jobs to supporting different sectors to minimise the impact, there are a lot of preparatory measures that are already under process.
Global economic outlook due to covid 19M S Siddiqui
Global coordination and cooperation-of the measures needed to slow the spread of the pandemic, and of the economic actions needed to alleviate the economic damage, including international support-provide the greatest chance of achieving public health goals and enabling a robust global recovery.
Not a few countries that are experiencing stuttering when facing of the COVID-19pandemic, the high number of victims and the decline in the economy can be regarded as the state's stuttering in responding to the global health crisis. Stuttering that cannot be overcome has the potential to manifest as a failed state.
The COVID-19 pandemic not only caused numerous casualties in almost the entire world, but also caused a very fundamental global transformation, overhauled patterns of human interaction and relations between nations in the world system, and changed the increasingly loose direction of global geopolitics, making each country have sovereignty in looking at the urgency of global collaboration and collaboration. There are at least three transformations that will change the face of the world going forward, namely economic and trade transformation, and international relations and geostrategy.
The IMF also released the countries with the worst economic growth in 2020. Countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa and even the United States were included in the ranks of the list. This poor economic growth is parallel to the uncontrolled spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in these countries. Poor economic growth in 2020 is a form of stuttering in handling COVID-19.
Monetary Measures by European Central Bank under Covid PeriodsDr. Amarjeet Singh
To run the euro-region economy easily (saving from the awful impacts of crown), the European Central Bank (ECB) has reported countless measures since the start of the COVID-19 emergency. This reaction has set off apprehensions of a future expansion in swelling. We presume that the measures presented by the ECB during the emergency and the subsequent expansion in the size of its asset report, regardless of whether it were to be lasting, may prompt inflation. Central banks have found a way to keep their economies above water during the COVID-19 lockdowns. In the euro region, the European Central Bank (ECB) has facilitated essentially the states of its renegotiating activities and has reported another resource buy program to guarantee that its financial approach keeps on being very much communicated to all nations of the money related association. The European Central Bank worked by making cash and proficiently supplanting the credit framework by subbing cash for credit which may get terrible impacts the since quite a while ago run.
Export nations need to ensure that supply chains remain as intact as possible. This means that when and where credit insurers are withdrawing from covering international trade during this crisis, the government exceptionally steps in. Otherwise there is a risk a collapse of finely woven supply chains.”
Coronavirus-hit markets brace for the worst economic consequencesTatianaApostolovich
The coronavirus outbreak is leading investors to plan for situations more serious than a recession.
The S&P 500 has declined by 29.5% in two months.
The Federal Reserve's action to cut interest rates has been perceived as a "total breakdown of confidence".
PIMCO’s global economic advisor has warned a global recession is a "foregone conclusion".
Cooperative A Positive Growth Driver in a Pandemic Economyijtsrd
The pandemic economy is an economy inflicted with deadly disease or plague such as the corona virus disease 2019 COVID 19 . The economy is characterized with setbacks in social and economic activities including deaths as a result of the deadly disease. This study therefore examined the COVID 19 Pandemic its meaning, origin and the need to overcome the pandemic. The paper described how global, regional and national cooperation can help overcome the pandemic using cooperative as a platform. However, considering the economic, social and environmental challenges of the pandemic, this paper contends that the cooperative model of enterprise has in recent time proven to be more sustainable and reliable platform for social and economic transformation in the Nigerian economy in the pandemic era for some obvious reasons The paper posited that the government and donor agencies have relied on cooperative in fighting hunger and poverty. The cooperative has also been relied upon for achieving national food security programme. Institutions both educational and other agencies are setting up one form of cooperative organization or the other for solving their social and economic needs. Research has also shown that many micro business owners rely on cooperative group membership for their business growth. Today, the cooperative ideals are spread across all sectors of the economy even without much publicity. Most importantly the pandemic made thousands if not millions of people informal members of cooperative organization in an effort to survive the vicious attack of the pandemic. The paper concludes that it is imperative that a clear cut cooperative sector that will serve as a professional and institutional base for cooperative growth and development in Nigeria be established. Anigbogu, Theresa Ukamaka | Uzochukwu, Lebechukwu David | Akwaekwe, Christian Ikechukwu "Cooperative: A Positive Growth Driver in a Pandemic Economy" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50361.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/economics/other/50361/cooperative-a-positive-growth-driver-in-a-pandemic-economy/anigbogu-theresa-ukamaka
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The major source of economic stabilization in Middle East countries is oil production and export. The recent pandemic is causing turbulence to the economies of the Middle East region. A sudden drop in domestic and external demand for goods and products especially crude oil, downfall in the crude oil prices, halts in the production due to labor shortage are some of the major impacts observed in the region. Additionally, falling consumer confidence coupled with the tightened financial condition is also decreasing the economic activities in the region. The World Travel and Tourism Council have warned the COVID-19 pandemic could cut 50 million jobs worldwide in the travel and tourism industry.Once the outbreak is over, it could take up to 10 months for the industry to recover. The tourism industry currently accounts for 10% of global GDP. The UAE economy derives much from its tourism industry. Studies project the travel and tourism industry will contribute about Dh312.4 billion to the UAE’s GDP by 2027. It is apparent that the industry and its employees are the backbone of the economy. But if businesses in this industry don’t receive immediate aid from the government, the chances of them surviving the coronavirus outbreak are slim even though they were growing at a commendable rate before the outbreak (Hill, 2020). The corona virus epidemic is putting up to 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk, with travel likely to slump by a quarter this year. The United Arab Emirates has implemented a travel ban on non-Emiratis residents, reduced customs fees and municipality fees, cut interest rates and is rolling out a $27 billion stimulus package to attempt to reduce the impact of the corona virus on the economy. With tens of thousands infected across the region and thousands of lives lost, it is clear that Covid-19 will exacerbate governance failures, sectarianism, tensions between secularists and Islamists, and deepens economic cleavages within and between the states. The United Arab Emirates began implementing social distancing measures whilst the virus was still at its infancy.
The impact would be felt most on the economic front as capital markets tumble, tourists evaporate in the midst of a ban on flights and lockdowns, and oil prices contract. Chinese buyers are involved in a significant portion of real estate transactions in the UAE. With China still recovering from the virus, these Chinese buyers have postponed making new purchases. Given the vast economy of UAE with its glut of property, even before the virus, this city-state is confronting economic catastrophe. With the UAE cancelling its Expo 2020and Saudi Arabia not allowing the annual haj pilgrimage to take place, hundreds of millions of dollars were lo.
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
Covid 19 effect on economy
1. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Faculty of Business Studies
Jahangirnagar University
Assignment
On
“ The Impact of Coronavirus on the Economy ”
Course Code: EMBA - 503
Course Title: Managerial Finance
Submitted To:
Dr. Md. Sawkat Hossain (MSH),
Associate Professor,
Department of Finance & Banking,
Jahangirnagar University (JU)
Submitted By:
Group Assignment
Section: C
Batch: 27
Jahangirnagar University (JU)
Date of Submission: 14-11-2020
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Group Members
Name ID
Tanzib Ahmed 20202124
Anik Mondal 20202147
Romaiya Sultana Rimi 20202145
Harich Mahmud 20202123
Sinthia Sharmin 20202132
Md. Yousuf Ali 20202148
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Table of Contents
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1) Abstract …………………………………………………………………….. 04
2) Introduction………………………………………………………………. 04-05
3) Literature Analysis……………………………………………………… 05-18
The Impact of Coronavirus on the Global Economy
Economic Impacts of COVID-19
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Three Industries
The Impact of Coronavirus on the Bangladesh Economy
Current State of Bangladesh Economy in view of the Coronavirus Crisis
External Sector Performance Scenario
Economic Challenges
Crisis as Opportunity
4) Recommendation……………………………………………………….……. 19
5) Conclusion……………………………………………………………………. 19
6) References……………………………………………………………………. 20
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Abstract
COVID-19 also known as Coronavirus, the pandemic today is not only a health issue. Its
impacts cut across all levels of society causing important consequences for social, economic,
educational, political and human security. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 4.3
million confirmed cases and over 290,000 deaths globally. It has also sparked fears of an
impending economic crisis and recession. Social distancing, self-isolation and travel restrictions
have to lead to a reduced workforce across all economic sectors and caused many jobs to be lost.
Schools have closed down, and the need for commodities and manufactured products has
decreased. In contrast, the need for medical supplies has significantly increased. The food sector
is also facing increased demand due to the panic-buying and stockpiling of food products. In
response to this global outbreak, we summarize the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on
individual aspects of the world economy.
“We do recognize that an [interest] rate cut won’t reduce the rate of infection….It won’t fix a
broken supply chain. We get that. We don’t think we have all the answers. But we do believe our
action will provide a meaningful boost [for] the economy.”
- Jerome Powell, Chairman, US Federal Reserve, at a press conference.
“….an enormous and extremely fragile network….that has been building for centuries but that in
the past two decades has grown through seamless connection to modern technology. Our way of
life has shifted – from individuals to markets, from localized to globalize. So far, this
interconnectivity has largely been strength, creating a network so big that each of its smaller
nodes can be imperfect or fail while the others persist. But much like a virus exploits a small
vulnerability, creating a chain of reactions that allow it to weaken its host, a true global pandemic
could work its way through the interconnected ecosystems that support our present way of life.”
Charlie Warzel, “The coronavirus will test our new way of life”, New York
Times, Global Edition, March 5, 2020, p. 12.
Keyword: Coronavirus, Pandemic, Global Economy, Bangladesh Economy
Introduction
As the COVID-19 virus spreads globally, economic paralysis and unemployment follow in its
wake. But the economic fallout of the pandemic in most emerging and developing economies is
likely to be far worse than anything we have seen in China, Europe, or the United States. This is
no time to expect them to meet their debt payments, either to private or official creditors. With
inadequate health-care systems, limited capacity to deliver fiscal or monetary stimulus, and
underdeveloped social-safety nets, the emerging and developing world is on the cusp not only of
a humanitarian crisis, but also of the most serious financial crisis since at least the 1930s. Capital
has been stampeding out of most of these economies over the past few weeks, and a wave of new
sovereign defaults appears inevitable. These are extraordinary times. As the outbreak spreads,
more and more lives are disrupted. Though it is challenging, we must recognize the urgency of
the moment we are in and do our best to adapt—both to the essential social distancing measures
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being put in place around the world, and to the personal tumult it is creating in all our lives. The
COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting high and rising human costs worldwide, and the necessary
protection measures are severely impacting economic activity. As a result of the pandemic, the
global economy is projected to contract sharply by –3 present in 2020, much worse than during
the 2008–09 financial crisis. In a baseline scenario--which assumes that the pandemic fades in
the second half of 2020 and containment efforts can be gradually unwound—the global economy
is projected to grow by 5.8 present in 2021 as economic activity normalizes, helped by policy
support.
Literature Analysis
The Impact of Coronavirus on the Global Economy
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in
Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in an ongoing pandemic. As of 16 May
2020, more than 4.59 million cases have been reported across 188 countries and territories,
resulting in more than 310,000 deaths. More than 1.66 million people have recovered.
The Covid-19 pandemic has thus far spread to 208 countries and regions of the world,
significantly affecting the global economy. Since the virus has been growing exponentially, even
the developed countries have been unable to contain its spread. As a result, people are dying in
the affected areas at an alarming rate. We can’t even think how deadly the highly contagious
disease will turn if it spreads from a moderate to a strong category in India or Bangladesh.
COVID-19 brought the global economy to a sudden stop, causing shocks to supply and demand.
Starting in January 2020, country after country suffered outbreaks of the new coronavirus, with
each facing epidemiological shocks that led to economic and financial shocks as a consequence.
The impact of coronavirus on the global economy will extend beyond 2020. According to
forecasts from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, GDP per capita at the end of
2021 is still expected to be lower than December 2019 in most countries. Emerging markets and
other developing countries, in addition to facing difficulties in dealing with their own
coronavirus outbreaks, have suffered additional shocks from abroad. In their cases, the new
coronavirus brought a perfect storm. One can foresee a post-coronavirus global economy marked
by higher levels of public and private debt, acceleration in digitization processes, and less
globalization.
The global economy from COVID-19 has been faster and more severe than the 2008 global
financial crisis and even the Great Depression. It is observed that stock markets collapsed by
50% or more, credit markets froze up, massive bankruptcies followed, unemployment rates
soared above 10% and GDP contracted at an annualized rate of 10% or more. But all of this took
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around three years to play out. In the current crisis, similarly dire macroeconomic and financial
outcomes have materialized in three weeks (Roubini, 2020).
It is observed that, it took only 15 days for the US stock market to plummet into bear territory (a
20% decline from its peak) – the fastest such decline ever. Now, markets are down 35%, credit
markets have seized up and credit spreads (like those for junk bonds) have spiked to 2008 levels.
Even mainstream financial firms such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley expect
US GDP to fall by an annualized rate of 6% in the first quarter and by 24% to 30% in the second.
The US Treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, has warned that the unemployment rate could
skyrocket to above 20% (twice the peak level during the financial crisis).
COVID-19 has a great impact on the socio-economic status and this includes:
Loss of skilled and experienced workers;
Reduced supply of labor;
Loss of key staff and activist which may lead to poor organizing and defect in support of
membership;
It causes poverty through the loss of life of bread winner;
It reduced productivity and negative impact on economic growth.
The impact of COVID-19 on global economy compared with the economic crisis in
2009(%)
The impact of COVID-19 is apprehended to be unprecedented and will have lasting
economic damage on the global economy
Before COVID-19 outbreak in January 2020, it was predicted that the global economy
will grow at 2.7% (UNCTAD calculation based on IMF, WEO). These numbers have
been revised downward.
IMF earlier had projected that global economic growth is expected to rise from 3.0% in
2019 to 3.3% in 2020 and 3.4% in 2021
However, IMF has now made a downward revision of 0.1 percentage point for 2019, 1.7
percentage point for 2020 and 0.2 percentage point for 2021 compared to those predicted
in the October 2019 (3.0% in 2019, 3.3% in 2020 and 3.4% in 2021) issue of the World
Economic Outlook (WEO) report of the IMF
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Economic outlook of selected countries (GDP Year on Year growth in %)
CPD (2020): Health and Economic Risks of Corona Pandemic and Recommendations
Comparative scenario of possible economic losses due to COVID-19 by the different
organizations
CPD (2020): Health and Economic Risks of Corona Pandemic and Recommendations
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Global Economic Growth Slowdown
CPD (2020): Health and Economic Risks of Corona Pandemic and Recommendations
Global Stock Market Scenario
CPD (2020): Health and Economic Risks of Corona Pandemic and Recommendations
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Economic Impacts of COVID-19
It is apprehended that the impact of COVID-19 and the global economy can be severe and the
global economy may fall into recession through the following channels:
Direct impact on production
The slowdown in China will have impact on exporters to China.
Supply chain and market disruption
Most of the manufacturing firms are highly dependent on the imported intermediary
inputs from China.
Many large companies rely on the sales in China to achieve their financial targets
Financial impact on firms and financial markets
Disruption of inputs and production may put a pressure on some firms; particularly, the
companies with inadequate liquidity will be under stress.
There might be the possibility for the firms to reduce their engagement in the equity and
corporate bond market due to the uncertainties happened by the outbreak.
Major areas of impact:
Tourism, disruption in retail due to decline in consumption & demand, e-commerce may
boost, supply chain disruptions hurt telecom and technology, automotive production
stalled, and energy sector is vulnerable, windfalls for pharma but challenges around.
The effect of this outbreak is still uncertain and evolving continuously as more and more
cases are found in more and more countries.
The impact will depend on the duration of the outbreak, number of affected people and
countries, and the lethality of the outbreak.
Global community has called for a coordinated policy actions to address the ramifications
of COVID-19
Initiatives such as “World Economic Forum COVID-19 Action Platform” are needed to
enhance business support and protect the livelihoods of people.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Three Industries
Impact on primary industry
When the epidemic is still going on in many countries, the impact of the primary industry will be
further intensified. The United States euthanized pigs, dumped milk and other economic
depression scenes repeated. Germany poured out a lot of beer. Many fast food restaurants can't
even produce hamburgers. Because of the outbreak of the epidemic, the transportation of
agricultural means of production is blocked, the feed for livestock and poultry breeding is
difficult to get in and out of the market, and mature vegetables are unable to enter the market,
which makes the vegetables rotten on the ground, livestock slaughtered and buried, causing great
losses and waste.
Impact on secondary industry
The manufacturing sector is a major part of the economy as it accounts for nearly 16% of the
global GDP in 2018. As per the estimation by United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), the COVID-19 outbreak could cause global FDI to shrink by 5%-
15%, due to the downfall in manufacturing sector coupled with factory shutdown. Due to the
epidemics of COVID-19 across the globe, the manufacturers of automobile, food & beverage,
chemical, machinery, electrical and electronics, metal, aviation, pharmaceutical and aircraft
are facing concerns regarding the availability of raw materials. In recent months, there has been a
strong demand for medical materials. According to the data calculation of UN COMTRADE, in
2018, China's export of medical masks accounted for 46.0% of the world's total export, and the
export of protective clothing accounted for 49.3% of the world's total export. Under the global
spread of the epidemic, in 2020, the products with large estimated export value of national
defense epidemic products are mainly medical masks, disposable hats, medical gloves (plastic
materials), ultrasonic CT, medical goggles, protective clothing, patient monitors, alcohol cotton
ball cotton swabs, respirators and infrared thermometers.
Impact on the tertiary industry
The travel and tourism sector with COVID-19 outbreak has been particularly hard hit. The
European Union’s tourism industry is estimated to be losing around €1 billion in revenue per
month as a result of the outbreak. Due to the severity of travel restrictions and the expected
global recession, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that industry
passenger revenues could plummet by US$252 billion, 44 per cent below the 2019 figure.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China, in
2020 the Spring Festival Railway sent passengers 210 million passengers, a year-on-year
decrease of 47.3%, highway passengers 1.21 billion passengers, a year-on-year decrease of
50.8%, waterway passengers 16.89 million passengers, a year on- year decrease of 58.6%, and
civil aviation passengers 38.39 million, a year-on-year decrease 47.5% .
But online services have risen dramatically. Listening to songs, fitness, or learning through
online courses, make telecommuting, online medical. The market scale of online education in
2020 is expected to exceed RMB300 billion yuan in China.
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The effect of COVID-19 on the three industries
The Impact of Coronavirus on the Bangladesh Economy
The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic has caused disruptions to global trade, business, and education.
Bangladesh is equally affected by this contagion. The economic consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak
are tough to handle as the entire of the global supply chain has been interrupted due to worldwide
transportation shutdown.
Till now, the Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG) industry has received work order cancellations of
nearly $3 billion. Around 2 million workers in the industries will be affected by this. Around 4 million
people are directly engaged with the RMG sector e.g. backward linkage industries, accessories and
packaging factories and transportation sector. The import and export-oriented companies are also at risk.
The foreign remittance will come down and thus it will hit the foreign reserves of the country.
Bangladesh will fall into a really difficult situation if the country remains locked down for a longer
period. Consistent high growth has been unable to create sufficient jobs in the economy. Due to inequality
of income and asset distribution, the advantages of higher GDP growth is not evident in society.
Recently, garment workers coming back to Dhaka amid the government-imposed shutdown and the risk
of getting infected only revealed that due to disparity in wealth distribution these people are unable to stay
at homes without work for their survival, thus, they are concerned much more about their job rather than
Covid-19.
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The higher growth and increased per capita income have benefitted a small group of rich people much
more than the much greater number of poor people. Now it’s the time for the government to think about
this crucial issue and chalk out a long-term plan to minimize the disparity between the rich and the poor.
We all know the banking industry is in back gear due to mounting non-performing loans (NPLs). If the
RMG industry and its backward linkage industries fail, then the entire banking system will collapse.
Today, fifty-nine commercial banks and general insurance companies are heavily relying on garments and
related industries for their business.
The government has already declared a Tk 5,000 crore incentive package to mitigate the losses in the
RMG sector. However, if the outbreak prolongs it will be difficult for the government to handle the
situation and the result of this will be catastrophic as more than 85 percent of the country’s export
earnings come through the RMG sector.
We could not diversify our export basket, thus creating a huge risk in our export portfolios. If we look at
our RMG rival Vietnams export portfolios, RMG has earned one-fifth of its total export earnings.
Their export basket is pooled with some other industries combination; thus they don’t need to rely on only
one industry. For sustainable economic growth, Bangladesh should have diversified its export basket o
reduce the sole dependency on the RMG industry.
(Source: OECD Economic outlook report – March 2020)
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Transmission Channels for the Bangladesh Economy: Global Level
Transmission Channels for the Bangladesh Economy: Domestic Uncertainties
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Current State of Bangladesh Economy in view of the Coronavirus Crisis
COVID-19 and the External Sector of Bangladesh
COVID-19 Affected Countries and Bangladesh’s Export Destinations
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COVID-19 and Destination of Major Export Items
COVID-19 Affected Countries and Import Sources
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COVID-19 Affected Countries and Remittance Sources
External Sector Performance Scenario
COVID-19’s adverse implications are being felt at a time when Bangladesh's external Sector is
under considerable pressure in several fronts:
Export target for FY2020 (12% growth) is highly unlikely to be attained in view of the
negative growth over the first eight months of FY 2020 (-4.8%)
Major export items such as knitwear (-5.7%), woven wear (-5.9%), home textile (-7.5%),
frozen fish (-4.4.%) and leather and leather products (- 9.1%) posted negative growth
Import growth over the first seven months of FY2020 was negative (-2.7%)
Important import sub-components such as intermediate goods (-2.1%) and capital goods
(-8.3%) including capital machineries (-22.0%) posted negative growth
Remittance sector however registered positive growth in terms of robust growth of
inflows over first seven months (+21.5%), and a rise in numbers of migrant workers
going abroad (+4.2%)
During first six months of FY 2020, the negative trade balance (-8.2 billion US$) and
services balance (-1.7 billion US$) could hardly be balanced by the positive secondary
income (rising to +9.6 billion US$ thanks mainly to remittance) and declining financial
account (falling to +1.8 billion US$)
As a consequence, overall BoP position in December 2019 (+0.027 billion US$), while
somewhat better than December of the previous year (+27.0 million compared to – 513.0
million US$), remained weak.
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Implications of COVID 19 on External Sector Performance
Already export sector has started to feel the adverse effects of COVID 19 Supply chain of
key sectors such as RMG got disrupted: particularly in the initial period because of snags
in import of raw materials from China (Yarn: more than half; synthetic yarn: two-thirds;
fabrics: three fourths), as also of assembling plant including electric equipment (more
than half).
Exports are being negatively affected both from import side particularly from China and
export side: backward and forward supply chains disrupted; execution of orders delayed;
shipments deferred; L/C payments facing problems; business travels halted; uncertainties
as regards future demand
The likely adverse effects of a global recession on demand for export, further
accentuating current negative performance
While the fall in oil and consequently commodity prices could help Bangladesh, on
account of lower import payments, and also lower domestic demand, resulting in
arresting further weakened of BoP scenario, this could lead to a low-level equilibrium
with consequent negative implications for investment, trade-related activities and in the
final analysis in slowing down the pace of GDP growth.
Economic Challenges
Due to uncertainties over the invention of vaccination to prevent the fatal, it is fully
unpredictable to make a to-do list as lockdown or isolation is not the ultimate solution.
On a larger scale, we may have to face an economic slowdown in the short term while there
might be a recession in the long term. Monetary actions would be lowering the repo rate and
reduction of the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to increase the money supply to the economy.
Crisis as Opportunity
It may sound trite, but – crises are (for the bold and the brave) opportunities. At the end of
February 2003, when the SARS crisis broke out and Chinese businesses went into lockdown,
Alibaba, under Jack Ma, organized the construction of its new on-line platform, with people
working from home and communicating by phone and modem. Alibaba’s market capitalization
today is $547 billion.
The mental health outcomes of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic are producing new
demands but also new opportunities for psychiatry. We know that there are mental health
outcomes of social distancing policies and financial uncertainty, as well as worries about
personal health, family, and friends. This will produce a global increase in adjustment issues and
anxiety among the population, which may increase demands on mental health services. The
urgent need for clinical training and skills building around telehealth, as well as newer
technologies, such as mobile apps, will determine the influence that psychiatry can have in
addressing the mental health sequelae of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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The other visible opportunity (COVID-19) challenge brings is that it made us pay more attention
to the importance of self-sufficiency and readiness, or increased preparedness. This triggers more
change in the work mechanisms and to find sustainable mechanisms that help to rearrange our
internal life and the way it is constructed.
The synergy of humans was also clearer in this (COVID-19), which relief the tensions of many
polarized areas despite the ongoing wars in many countries. Community solidarity that such a
deep, complex crisis would bring to the mind of the many the essence of being and living
together in this world.
The other main opportunity that (COVID-19) crisis is that it would make us more aware about
the ‘intrinsic powers’ we have within us, which are more important than other resources,
including other natural resources.
The (COVID-19) epidemic shed light on basic needs for self-isolation facilities within cities,
housing areas and even buildings. The isolation would prevent the cross-infection that comes
from overcrowded wards and poor ventilation in many hospitals’ areas. This would reduce the
pressure on the medical and healthcare staff and make them more focused on the emergency
cases, the intensive care facilities readiness; besides make for them the time to work professional
and avoid unnecessary pressures.
It is a great opportunity for people the incidence of coronavirus gives us time to rethink about the
business models we adopted in our life. Government, organization’s and communities could re-
evaluate the ethical and the transparency issues of different industries, i.e. doing and creating
businesses from things that you don’t own.
Socio-economic Visible vs. Hidden Opportunities of (COVID-19)Crisis
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Recommendation
The study therefore recommends that:
Palliative measures should be put in place for everybody; this will help in reducing the
economic hardship been experienced as a result of this pandemic.
Government must ensure that residences adhere strictly to all rules and regulations set
aside to avert the spread of the virus.
Government needs to make an early assessment of the immediate, short and medium term
impact on different economic activities.
A major area of focus of government initiatives should be easing the disruptions in the
supply chains and ensuring their smooth operation both within and outside Bangladesh in
the coming days.
Sectorial Support for Export Stimulating and, Domestic Supply and Demand. Some of
the service-oriented sectors need immediate support which includes travel and tourism
related activity.
Immediate measures to tackle the health emergency.
Care workers providing home or institution-based care.
Hand hygiene at the workplace.
Food retail.
Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes.
Protecting workers in the workplace.
Conclusion
It is crystal clear that the coronavirus pandemic has affected the world generally; its implication
on the global economy cannot be undermined. What is really needed are fiscal measures to save
companies and banks from bankruptcy, so that they can recover quickly once the pandemic is
over. Policymakers should be considering various forms of tax relief and public guarantees to
help firms borrow if necessary. But the most promising option is a short-time work allowance.
This approach, which has been tried and tested in Germany, compensates for the
underemployment of the workforce through the same channels that are already used for
unemployment insurance.
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